My project aims to examine underprivileged people’s relationship to politics, in the current context of economic crisis and rise in inequalities, from a twofold perspective…
Social Sciences
Mathilde Emériau
Today, 144 countries have committed to grant asylum to those fleeing persecutions by signing the 1952 Geneva Convention on Refugees. However, the Convention does not specify…
Héloïse Berkowitz
My visit to the Center for Ocean Solutions (COS) provides an opportunity to develop collaborative research between Stanford and Ecole Polytechnique on the question of oceans…
Lang Chen
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has an estimated incidence of 1:68 in the United States and is among the most common and pervasive neurodevelopmental disorders. Difficulties…
Béline Pasquini
During ancient times, major trade flows spread from the Mediterranean Sea to Northern Europe through the Rhone valley (France). These trade flows participated in the…
Ian Hodder, Christopher J. Knüsel
The adoption of agriculture and animal husbandry 11,000 years ago altered not only economic activities, but also the social and ritual practices that governed human…
Jay Bhattacharya, Lorenzo Rotunno
Health systems in developing countries are confronted with the coexistence of undernutrition along with chronic diseases such as obesity and diabetes, while greater exposure…
Helma Korzybska
Perceptual experience is a neglected question in the rapidly expanding field of brainmachine interface technology. This project proceeds from the assumption that the theory…
Martin Lamotte
In March 1981, Carlos La Sombra, a prisoner at the Federal prison in San Juan, was killed by other inmates. His death marked the beginning of Los Ñetas, alias La Asociación…
Marianna Fenzi
In my project, I study the modes of production of agronomic knowledge within research programs that were established by the U.S. philanthropic foundations in the Global…
Max Viskanic
In this project I seek to further analyze the impact of immigration and the recent refugee crisis on voting behavior, public spending and general economic well-being in…
Sophie Cetre
My project aims at studying how work is allocated among members of Parliament (MPs) in France. Who discuss and make economic and fiscal policies among MPs? Economics is a…
Sébastien Goudeau
At the interface of sociology, cultural psychology and social psychology, this project aims to investigate the cultural differences and similarities between the United…
Giacomo Mantovan, Postdoctoral Researcher
My project focuses on preparing my anthropological doctoral thesis for publication. My thesis is about Sri Lankan Tamils who came to France in order to escape the long-…